Demographics of Salem city, Oregon

Salem city, Oregon had 181,779 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,794 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Salem city, in four figures

181,779
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 178,865 ±60.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +5,794 people.; 36.0 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,487 ±$2,354
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Salem city, Oregon's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salem city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Salem city, Oregon's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salem city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	175,985	100.0	100.0
2021	178,280	101.3	100.2
2022	179,060	101.7	100.7
2023	179,544	102.0	101.6
2024	180,479	102.6	102.5
2025	181,779	103.3	103.1

Population of Salem city, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	175,985	—
2021	178,280	+2,295
2022	179,060	+780
2023	179,544	+484
2024	180,479	+935
2025	181,779	+1,300

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.0 ±0.6: for men 35.0 ±0.7 and for women 36.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salem city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	10,366 ±706	5.8% ±0.4	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	30,442 ±1,443	17.0% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	17,561 ±1,085	9.8% ±0.6	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	53,419 ±1,673	29.9% ±0.9	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	38,896 ±1,376	21.7% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	28,181 ±1,287	15.8% ±0.7	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,487 ±$2,354, and income per person $38,066 ±$1,227, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Salem city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	9,908 ±992	14.7% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,376 ±931	16.8% ±1.4	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,330 ±1,047	18.2% ±1.5	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,904 ±653	13.2% ±0.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,333 ±902	19.7% ±1.3	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,437 ±600	8.0% ±0.9	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,341 ±673	9.4% ±1.0	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Salem city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	24,536 ±2,091	14.4% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,625 ±879	16.7% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,189 ±1,243	14.0% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,722 ±725	12.8% ±1.9	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salem city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salem city	Oregon	United States
Housing units	71,124 ±904	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.7	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.9% ±1.5	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.1% ±1.5	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$416,900 ±$6,183	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,400 ±$29	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Salem city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	45,440 ±1,945	25.4% ±1.1	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	109,605 ±2,003	61.3% ±1.1	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,781 ±480	1.6% ±0.3	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,377 ±784	3.6% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	925 ±262	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2,717 ±623	1.5% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,015 ±381	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,005 ±1,164	5.6% ±0.7	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Salem city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	87,290 ±2,119	48.8% ±1.2	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	65,807 ±2,291	36.8% ±1.3	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,832 ±500	1.6% ±0.3	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,936 ±1,330	12.8% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,000 ±886	5.0% ±0.5	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,936 ±1,133	7.8% ±0.6	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Salem city among the places of Oregon

3rd of 105 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Places of Oregon near Salem city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Portland city	641,165 ±734
Eugene city	179,591 ±78
Salem city	178,865 ±60
Gresham city	112,378 ±73
Hillsboro city	108,231 ±89
Bend city	103,390 ±42
Beaverton city	97,812 ±60
Medford city	86,315 ±42

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Salem city, Oregon

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Oregon by poverty rate
No. 13 Places in Oregon by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 15 Places in Oregon by foreign-born share
No. 36 Places in Oregon by per capita income
No. 42 Places in Oregon by median household income
No. 45 Places in Oregon by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026